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NEWS ARCHIVE - OPINION AND ODDITIES
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People of the Book Commentators have noted that right-wingers are producing non-fiction bestsellers at an alarming rate.... 01/31/2002 A contrivance that won't fly Here's what must have Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle passing his morning cornflakes through his nose: More Americans blame congressional Democrats for recession.... 01/31/2002 George Bush's big stick Instead of the sprawling 104 proposals put forth by Mr. Clinton in 2000, Mr. Bush presented only 39, but few doubt that he will deliver on them.... 01/31/2002 Triumphal oratory It left the opposition speechless.... 01/31/2002 The Republican Moment With the country tuned in to Republican issues, the party is poised for a good, long run.... 01/30/2002 Why the West is better Sufiyatu Huseini is scheduled to be executed as soon as her 11-month-old daugher Adama turns 1.... 01/30/2002 The Reassuring President Americans feel good about George W. Bush.... 01/28/2002 Bush hasn't changed, but our perceptions have I am preparing myself for a night of media elites discussing how much the president has "grown...." 01/25/2002 Terrorists, not POWs The jackals are wrong.... 01/25/2002 Europe’s "Concern" for Al Qaeda Concern for murderers and indifference to their victims apparently has a long pedigree.... 01/25/2002 Journalists making road to peace a bumpy ride A case study in stupidity.... 01/25/2002 Guantanamo Winter The America-bashing wind blows in from the East, picking up speed in Western Europe.... 01/24/2002 Daschle in a bind Mr. Daschle's troubles last week reflect much more than just a bad day — or two or even three.... 01/24/2002 No American Throwing the book at the "American Taliban...." 01/23/2002 Who's politicizing the war? I don't think you're going to intimidate this Republican president.... 01/23/2002 The Democrats' competency deficit Richard Gephardt knows. And what he knows scares him.... 01/23/2002 Understanding Islam Even the best academics can't decide which parts of Islam give rise to terror, let alone what the proper American response should be.... 01/22/2002 Florida? What Florida? Terry McAuliffe and his party’s dead issue.... 01/22/2002 Enron, Round 1: Bush After a few days of media hyperventilating, the first round of the Enron scandal is over--and George W. Bush looks good.... 01/22/2002 The Bravest Speak Firemen weigh in on the statue memorializing the Sept. 11 flag raising at Ground Zero.... 01/16/2002 Coming and Going Why liberals need to make up their minds on Enron.... 01/14/2002 Could Enron boomerang? Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin may have some explaining to do.... 01/14/2002 Americans take a better look at Bush We look with a sharper eye when it's a matter of life and death.... 01/10/2002 Why the Muslims Misjudged Us The temple of anti-Americanism is supported by pillars of utter ignorance.... 01/10/2002 An unfair shake? Mexicans aren't disproportionately likely to be members of al Qaeda; illegal immigrants from Yemen or Saudi Arabia are.... 01/09/2002 America has gotten its voice back Free speech in this country extends all the way to the president, so he had every right to say what he said.... 01/09/2002 Daschle’s Dimness Voting America will not buy his economic arguments.... 01/09/2002 The two Georges Joining on education bill.... 01/08/2002 Risky wager on "recession" strategy No two recessions are the same.... 01/07/2002 Where power talks Success in Afghanistan has "ripple effect" in Muslim world.... 01/04/2002 Conflict as human legacy No years in recorded history entirely free of war.... 01/04/2002 We can see clearly now Finally putting to rest the notion that understanding breeds peace.... 01/03/2002 Ready for the domestic war Surely this President Bush can see an instant replay coming.... 01/03/2002 Folly of using a weed whacker instead of a chain saw Before George W. Bush coined the phrase, nobody had even heard about a "War on Terrorism...." 01/03/2002 How Not to Fight a War on Terror The officials don’t come out looking good at all.... 01/02/2002 Our recaptured national confidence The new year opens to a wonderful, unexpected promise.... 01/02/2002 Media Bias Awards for 2001 Awards for the year’s worst reporting.... 12/31/2001 SURPRISE! It really is a world war on terror The president meant what he said.... 12/31/2001 Most admired Gallup poll makes Bush the most admired living man in the history of the Gallup poll, which dates from 1948.... 12/28/2001 How the terrorists distracted Clinton "Mohammed Atta would have been thrown out of the country after he was found driving without a valid license three months before September 11...." 12/28/2001 The only way to respond Attacking terrorism at its roots necessarily involves conflict with the second-largest religious community in the world.... 12/21/2001 On Daschle’s Deaf Ears The Senate Democratic Leader’s one-man stand.... 12/21/2001 Tolkien, Hitler, and Nordic Heroism The Lord of the Rings speaks to current events.... 12/20/2001 |
With Bush, Less Is More A big part of his success has come from knowing when to step back.... 12/20/2001 Meanwhile, back at the Pentagon For people averse to change, Rumsfield is a nightmare.... 12/20/2001 Gallup poll: Bush, GOP earning high marks across the board 62% blame Clinton for recession; Democrats fall 4 points behind in preference for 2002.... 12/20/2001 Odd Couple Out Bin Laden and Hussein: Leftovers in a new civilization.... 12/18/2001 Bioterror: All the Rules Change Question is how to balance individual freedoms with the need to protect the public health.... 12/17/2001 The amazing George W. Bush Not even Reagan did it, and he could have.... 12/17/2001 The Banality of bin Laden The 'smoking gun' tape shows how poorly al Qaeda understand their enemy.... 12/14/2001 Ideological casualties of war Sept. 11 discombobulated liberals because it triggered an outpouring not merely of patriotism but of nationalism.... 12/13/2001 Rummy and Juliet He is a mauler of mullahs, and a colossus in Kabul, but for the secretary these triumphs may only be a beginning.... 12/12/2001 Sleeping giant still sleeping Without terrorists within America, there can be no terror.... 12/12/2001 The Pied Piper of Tora Bora Everywhere, the human community agrees that fascism, theocracy, Communism, tribalism, statism, and fundamentalism lead to misery — everywhere, except the Middle East.... 12/11/2001 Clinton legacy taking shape Numerous missed opportunities to take on terrorists.... 12/10/2001 How to lose this war Every few days we show alarming signs of being "reasonable...." 12/07/2001 Sharon flinches Israel does not yet have the will to fight its own war.... 12/07/2001 Ben-Gurion's lesson for Arafat Arafat is cagey, but he will be called handsome before he will be called wise.... 12/06/2001 Conservatism, Post-9/11 Notes toward a new New Right.... Time to unleash Israel The PA isn't going to crack down on anyone because terror is an instrument of its policy.... 12/05/2001 Goldberg revelations? The fact is everybody knows that Dan Rather is an egomaniacal liberal.... 12/04/2001 When it's difficult to stay horrified Someone will suggest that the proper punishment for the terrorists should be a state of their own.... 12/04/2001 A plan for Arafat Israel should be as bold in self-defense as America is being in its.... 12/04/2001 New book exposes bias of major media outlets By 28-year CBS veteran Bernard Goldberg.... 12/03/2001 Europeans Save the World Americans more pro-European than the Europeans.... 12/03/2001 Having Their Day in (a Military) Court How best to prosecute terrorists.... 11/30/2001 Cheer Up! A little perspective is in order, don't you think? 11/29/2001 "You will see things--this is only the beginning" Luton is a small British town brimming with Muslims.... 11/28/2001 The Unavoidable Question How should we now consider Islam? 11/28/2001 Bush's FDR example What would Leahy and the other leading lights have said about the WWII internment of 70,000 Americans? 11/28/2001 Bush's "growth" in office It is dawning on a few of the more astute European multilateralists that Bush is not their brother under the skin.... 11/28/2001 Our shattered chatterers Cultural elites confounded by values of heroism, patriotism, self-sacrifice.... 11/27/2001 College campuses are a hotbed of ... pro-war fervor? On the steps of the Texas Capitol, dueling demonstrations were under way..... 11/27/2001 Why freedom ain’t everything You can't argue that the internment of the Japanese put us on a slippery slope.... 11/27/2001 So, why don't more folks hate us? Not all cultures are equally moral.... 11/26/2001 General Dowd Goes To War I bet you a month ago, this woman didn’t know an F-15E from a Q-Tip.... 11/26/2001 His grasp of spin is chilling Few Westerners have seen Osama bin Laden's recruitment video in full.... 11/21/2001 The crown jewel of Western Civilization We've been told that we are on a slippery slope for more than two centuries.... 11/21/2001 Kindness offensive? Similar efforts to pacify those who hate us were tried by a group of Christian clergy more than 20 years ago.... 11/21/2001 The truth about Egypt Government game of saying one thing n English and another in Arabic has not gone unnoticed.... 11/21/2001 Only 28% of Bush's judicial nominees confirmed After one year Reagan had 100%, Bush Sr. 89%, Clinton 88%.... 11/21/2001 Bush vs. Saddam: The Sequel? Similar plot, and hopefully a different ending.... 11/20/2001 What U.S. needs is an attitude adjustment The country has an impressive record of sustaining support for high-casualty conflicts.... 11/20/2001 Just Win, Baby Public relations work had nothing to do with the collapse of the Taliban.... 11/19/2001 Give Tribunals a Try You cannot expressly declare war on American civilians, blow up a bunch of them and expect to be treated according to the highest standards of the civilized world.... 11/16/2001 LA Times poll: Americans Unified in Support for Bush, War A level of unity, optimism and confidence in the nation's leadership rarely seen in the last 40 years.... 11/16/2001 |
The true battlefront of the 21st century Open vs. closed systems: a clash of civilizations.... 11/16/2001 Gallup: Record ratings for Bush in latest poll In the history of Gallup polling, no prior presidents have been able to sustain their high approval levels, with no apparent decline, this long.... 11/15/2001 The FBI Spins Its Terrorism Web A Little-Known Office Snares Thousands of Potential Leads on the Internet.... 11/15/2001 Eloquence and Force After Afghanistan comes Iraq and Saudi Arabia.... 11/14/2001 Suspects used videos to recruit Islamic militants Spain's second big sweep against suspected extremists since Sept. 11.... 11/14/2001 Arab storm rising There is no mistaking the significance of such undiplomatic words by the world's leading Saudi diplomat.... 11/14/2001 Wanted: Dead It’s good to finally see a fatwa we can all get behind.... 11/14/2001 Take Kabul We are reverting to the mode of the first three weeks of the war, when diplomats restrained the military.... 11/13/2001 More reactions to Clinton Georgetown U address *Cost of policies was terrorism *The anatomy of treason 11/13/2001 America's Worst Cliche If you don't read this article, the terrorists will have won.... 11/12/2001 Hollywood considers role in war effort Representatives of Hollywood's major studios, television networks and creative community met with a White House delegation.... 11/12/2001 Lost glory of Ottomans "It was the last great Muslim empire...." 11/12/2001 War and Patience Or, How we need to relax and love the war.... 11/09/2001 Dusting off a forgotten word - 'sacrifice' President Bush is already cautioning Americans to prepare for "moments of sacrifice...." 11/09/2001 Transcript of President Bush's Speech in Atlanta 11/09/2001 Clinton calls terror U.S. debt for past injustice America paying price for slavery, treatment of Native Americans.... 11/08/2001 2001: A Taliban Odyssey People in medieval societies don't drive around in Suzuki Sidekicks.... 11/08/2001 Defectors say Iraq training terrorists Iraqi government camp had trained Islamic terrorists in rotations of five or six months since 1995.... 11/08/2001 Afghanistan's ancient defense Like generations past, Taliban fighters finding refuge underground.... 11/07/2001 There Are No Moderates: Dealing with Fundamentalist Islam Arab-Israeli issues remain formally the main crisis, but fundamentalist violence has become the greatest worry of nearly every government in the region. 11/07/2001 Tories refuse to sign Islam Awareness Week pledge Duncan Smith said he did not want to sign something that might prove divisive.... 11/06/2001 The New Dubya Rising ratings for Bush reflect more than a genuflection to authority in a moment of stress.... 11/06/2001 American missionaries still held in Afghan jail Accused of preaching Christianity in this devoutly Muslim country.... 11/05/2001 Chinese media see attack on U.S. as price for bullying State-run propaganda machine is cashing in on the terror attacks.... 11/05/2001 Bush guided by faith through era of terror The Oval Office can seem like a lonely place, a responsibility bigger than any one person can manage.... 11/03/2001 Stepping up to the plate For reservists, it's a time of patience, anticipation–and serious sacrifice.... 11/02/2001 The Muslim Moment American Muslims should act boldly and show that their radical, anti-American leaders are wrong.... 11/02/2001 Rushdie says paranoid Islam must be challenged "If this isn't about Islam why the worldwide Muslim demonstrations in support of Osama bin Laden...." 11/02/2001 CNN chief orders balance in war coverage Reporters are told to remind viewers why US is bombing.... 10/31/2001 Legacy of Muslim war during Ramadan Muslim nations have rarely halted their own military operations during that period.... 10/31/2001 Americans' fantasies give way to reality Some very deadly things to save our progeny will be discussed.... 10/30/2001 Muslim groups split over policy dissent "A war between moderates and extremists...." 10/30/2001 Muslims in U.S. face conflicting loyalties "It is Israel and the ones who support Israel who are the terrorists...." 10/29/2001 Different man in White House Bush believes confronting this enemy is a chance for him and his fellow baby boomers to refocus their lives.... 10/29/2001 FBI wary of investigating extremist Muslim clerics Some law enforcement experts believe the FBI has hamstrung itself by excessive sensitivity.... 10/29/2001 Still Standing Tall When the stuff hit the fan, it was the cop on the street who carried the day.... 10/26/2001 Students Unite Behind a New Banner These days, university students across the nation are turning their peace banners into American flags.... 10/24/2001 Linked by tales of altered world Funerals give people a release for all kinds of feelings.... 10/14/2001 Fear And Shopping In America The fact that retail sales are down since the Sept. 11 terror attacks on America may be a sign of economic weakness. It's also a sign of sanity.... In tough times, Americans turning to faith To an extent unheard of in recent years, God is suddenly a very public figure in America.... Massive DNA Project Underway in World’s Largest Morgue This is going to be the largest and most traumatic DNA identification project in history.... Employers face uncertainty over call-up of reserves With 1.3 million Americans in the reserves, a major activation could cut into the ranks of scores of companies. |